And so it begins

Tolkein wrote, 'Beware your front walk, for it may lead to you to strange and unexpected places any time you step out the door.' I'll look for the proper quote, it's been stuck on my wall for years.

This time the journey is to the Middle East, to the dry, hot desert. It is an opportunity to grab a hold of some fast flowing time, to wring every drop of life out of it as my daughter grows ino her own adventure. It is also an opportunity to spend some quality time with a study project which I just haven't been able to give enough attention. It is an opportunity to think long thoughts and listen to the shadows in my heart. A break from the me I have invented and become stuck in. A year in the desert...